Medical Therapy of Hearing Impairment and Tinnitus with Chinese Medicine: An Overview.
10.1007/s11655-022-3678-5
- Author:
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Hui XIE
2
;
Zhong-Mei HE
3
;
Feng ZHANG
3
;
Ling-Long LI
3
;
Na WANG
1
;
De-Hong MAO
4
Author Information
1. Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China.
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China.
3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yongchuan Chinese Medicine Institute Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, China.
4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yongchuan Chinese Medicine Institute Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, China. dehong_mao@yeah.net.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
aural ailment caused by noise;
cochlear blood flow;
diabetic hearing impairment;
ototoxicity;
presbycusis;
review
- MeSH:
Humans;
Tinnitus/drug therapy*;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Hearing Loss/drug therapy*
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2023;29(8):761-768
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The current review gives a comprehensive overview of the recent development in Chinese medicine (CM) for treating several kinds of acquired nerve deafness and tinnitus, as well as links the traditional principle to well-established pharmacological mechanisms for future research. To date, about 24 herbal species and 40 related ingredients used in CM to treat hearing loss and tinnitus are reported for the treatment of endocochlear potential, endolymph growth, lowering toxic and provocative substance aggregation, inhibiting sensory cell death, and retaining sensory transfer. However, there are a few herbal species that can be used for medicinal purposes. Nevertheless, clinical studies have been hampered by a limited population sample, a deficiency of a suitable control research group, or contradictory results. Enhanced cochlear blood flow, antiinflammatory antioxidant, neuroprotective effects, and anti-apoptotic, as well as multi-target approach on different auditory sections of the inner ear, are all possible benefits of CM medications. There are numerous unknown natural products for aural ailment and tinnitus identified in CM that are expected to be examined in the future utilizing various aural ailment models and processes.
